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Kurukshetra, Haryana
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Information about Kurukshetra
Kurukshetra is a small town and the modern temple
here can be described as Kitsch, an artificial
reproduction of earlier temple styles. But the
site is important for its influence on the
development of Hindi ideas, not Hindu
architecture. Modern Kurukshetra has no trace of
the period when it played the central role
described in the Mahabharata as the battlefield
where Arjuna learned the meaning of dharma. The
flat plain around Kurukshetra is described in
Sanskrit literature as
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Brahmavarta (land of the
Sages) and is regarded as particularly sacred.
Tourist Attractions in
Kurukshetra
The main tourist attraction in Kurukshetra is the
Brahmasar or Kurukshetra Tank. This tank is about 1 km
west of the town and about 1 km long. Many pilgrims came
here to take a bath, but it is also visited by a wide
range of wildfowl, during the winter. The tank is
surrounded by temples and ghats (steps) leading down to
the water’s edge. It also become the special focus of
pilgrimage at the time of exceptional astronomical
events. There are also the remains of a Muslim Fort,
including the Tomb of Shaikh chilli Jalal and Lal Masjid,
a small red sandstone mosque. The carving on the domes
is similar to that at Fatehpur Sikri.
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How to reach Kurukshetra
Kurukshetra is connected by road from Delhi, Chandigarh,
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